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Private WordPress Theme Customisation Training Courses in London, UK
Provide yourself or your team with the best training with a bespoke, private WordPress course, focused on your exact requirements
UNIQUE BENEFITS OF PRIVATE TRAINING
- Customise the course to cover the right topics to suit your needs
- Individual attention allowing you to learn at your own pace
- Work exclusively on your web site and materials
- Freedom to stop and ask as many questions as necessary
- No-one is held back or overshadowed by a larger group
- No external participants mean 100% focus on your business requirements
- Focus and relevance means cost-efficient training time
- Flexibility on timing, group size and location gives added convenience
INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS THEME CUSTOMISATION - SUMMARY
A Private course designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to edit or create a WordPress theme
- Customizing and building themes and templates
- Adding Custom Fields and Panels
- Customizing navigation
- Installing useful Plug-ins
- Using Wordpress for CMS
Plus fantastic, exclusive FREE offers for every participant:
- FREE WordPress book
- FREE unlimited telephone and e-mail support
ABOUT ME
I have over 17 years of web design and coding experience. My clients range from large blue chip companies to start-ups and individuals. Past clients include the BBC, Lloyds of London and the Ministry of Defence. You can see more here. I have experience in search engine optimisation, internet marketing and landing page optimisation to improve conversions and sales. All the new sites I build are with Wordpress HTML5 and CSS3 and are back compatible, you can see them here.CONVENIENT LOCATION
My flexible approach means your private training can be held at the most convenient location for you. I will be happy to come to your offices or home or if you want to get away from any distractions, We can meet in central london. If the location is a problem or if you are outside of the uk then we can do training over the internet with screen sharing and the session can be recoreded.Following on from the WordPress Introduction course, this WordPress Advanced training course covers the customisation of WordPress for more specific uses, teaching you how to expertly configure WordPress for a variety of applications including the creation of bespoke website designs, templates and themes and how best to adapt WordPress for use as a versatile Content Management System.
Adapting and creating themes and templates are covered in depth, from how to convert existing HTML templates into the WordPress format, to the methods of customizing WordPress's existing themes into your own exclusive designs. In addition to template and theme customization, I also explore the power of applying custom panels and fields to your templates, and how best to further individualize your website by using custom navigation, WordPress plug-ins and various methods of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques available to maximize your success with the software.
Duration: 2 day.
COURSE CONTENT
Customizing and building themes and templates
- Converting HTML into Wordpress format
- Creating WordPress themes from HTML templates
- Creating navigation menus
- Using WordPress tags
- Creating custom themes
Adding Custom Fields and Panels
- Setting up panels
- Adding custom fields
- Displaying the fields
Customizing navigation
- Installing horizontal navigation
- Using Dropdown navigation
- How to keep the pages highlighted
Installing useful Plug-ins
- Plug-ins for the following:
- Changing user rolls
- Displaying post lists
- Using forms
- Image galleries and slideshows
Using Wordpress for CMS
- Setting the homepage
- Hiding pages from navigation
- Making Wordpress search engine friendly
- Hiding the login for clients
- Changing the WordPress logos
It has taken me a few months to write this due to the fact I have been so busy building Wordpress sites for myself and clients. None of this would have been possible without the expert guidance of Alex. 2 days training in the fantastic surroundings with a true guru who breaks all processes down into understandable modules. Alex is very quick to assess your capabilities and adjust training to suit your own requirements.
His knowledge extends far beyond Wordpress and tips were freely given on SEO, Hosting, Photoshop and more. I researched extensively before parting with my hard earn't cash for training and can honestly say it is the best investment our company has ever made. We used to outsource WP developing, Alex has now given us the oppurtunity to maximise profit margins.
This level of 1 on 1 training is priceless and cannot be matched. To say I highly recommend Alex and his courses is a understatement, You will struggle to find someone with this level of expertise who is willing to share knowledge especially when it comes to the SEO side of things. Even after training Alex has been on hand to offer assistance, cannot thank you enough Alex and keep up the great work.
Vince Robinson, Katsgraphics
I did a one-day advanced wordpress course with Alex and found it very useful. Rather than sticking to a set schedule, Alex completely tailored things to my needs and was able to help me with individual queries.
Alex was very open and honest with his advice, I felt his recommendations were not only the most useful to me but also the most cost effective and best for my audience.
I would absolutely work with Alex again, either to further my knowledge of wordpress but also to work on newsletters or SEO
Lena, Institute of Physics Hi AlexJust a quick note to say thank you for my Wordpress training, I have found it to be a great help and has completely fast tracked me into the Wordpress arena! As you are aware I have a good programming background, albeit with Adobe Cold Fusion, and was looking for a course that would NOT teach me how to suck eggs, and go beyond the writing of posts and installing of plug-ins.
You course taught me exactly what I needed to know from a programmers point of view, setting up page and post templates based on categories, customising the admin area, insight into the wordpress codex and much more. You also provided a great knowledge of essential plug-ins!
I have almost finished my first website using the Wordpress platform, and I have to say I was really impressed with the construction time!
Thank you
Jason Congerton, http://www.jasoncongerton.co.uk// During my 3 days with Alex I've learned lots. Things I never though I'd be learning, the course has motivated me to really start focussing on a complete new are for me - building websites. I'll definately be booking more days with Alex in the future to expand my knowlegde around this area!
Maarten As a Web Developer my 1-1 session on Wordpress with Alex was invaluable as we covered those specific areas where I needed more knowledge. It saved me hours of searching on forums for answers. Alex's extensive experience working with Wordpress makes him an excellent mentor and he is generous in sharing his knowledge. I recommend a 1-1 session with Alex to other web developers whether new to Wordpress or those wishing to extend their skills. It will save you much frustration and development time searching for solutions and give you the confidence to extend the range of web projects you could develop."
Rae Roberts, New Vistas Ltd Alex taught me exactly what I needed to know making the process of integrating HTML with Wordpress clear and easy to follow, always making sure I understood each step before proceeding to the next, plus he shared some valuable tips and tricks along the way. I intend to book another day with Alex for a more in-depth follow up session.
Chris White @ Gun4Hire Very worthwhile training from Alex, which has given me a grounding and understanding of HTML, CSS and PHP, as well as training on Wordpress, and how to make the most out of it. I would highly recommend Alex.
Ian Masters @ Watford New hope Trust